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(From Left) The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria, Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mohamed Maliki presented their credentials to His Majesty The King yesterday in Thimphu

Introducing six new candidates in Thimphu yesterday, the vice president of Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP), Sonam Tobgay, said he was hopeful that voters would go for a change of government in 2018. “People want change. They say that no party should govern twice,” he said. The vice president is confident ...

Two Nganglam residents have filed a case in the drungkhag court against the police’s officer in command (OC) of Nganglam, accusing him of misusing his power and battering them. One of the complainants, Jampel Dorji, claimed that the alleged incident occurred at 1am on November 13 when he and two ...

With the implementation of regulation for micro financing institution and financial institutions made to report on loans disbursed to micro, cottage, small, and medium enterprises, loans towards these sector is seen increasing. The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) has issued registration certificate to Respect, Educate, Nurture and Empower women (RENEW), Rural ...

With dzongs vulnerable to disasters especially fire hazards, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has begun sensitising monastic institutions on risk reduction, mitigation and to make them aware of the risk to disasters. At a sensitising programme on November 14 in Thimphu, senior programme officer with DDM, Sangay Dawa said ...

To commemorate the 62nd birth anniversary of His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Tshodrakchen riders, a motorcycle club based in Thimphu donated blankets, mattresses and other essential items worth Nu 300,000 to Bardo Primary School in Zhemgang. The club was formed in February last year, to sustain the passion to ...

More than three months after the gewog leaders raised the issue of cellular connectivity in the Dzongkhag Tshogdu in Sarpang, mobile network has improved a bit in Chuzargang and Umling gewogs. Umling gup Ugyen Norbu said three of its five chiwogs have severe network problems. Cellular signals are so weak ...

Bhutan’s agriculture sector could suffer severely from climate change if adaptation practices are not taken up urgently, according to a World Bank report released on November 14. According to the report, Bhutan Climate-Smart Agriculture (BCSA) Profile, there is evidence of the country experiencing global warming. “There has been a shift ...

The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) is auditing five on-going activities for the first time. Calling it a concurrent audit, RAA officials say that it is a new auditing approach adopted to study the progress and benefits of the activities. RAA usually audits activities that are completed, which is called post ...

Thimphu police on November 9 arrested two men for possessing 109 sticks of marijuana hashish weighing 470 grams. According to police, the 34- and 29-year-old men from Sakteng in Trashigang were arrested from Lungtenzampa in Thimphu around 7:50pm. Thimphu police have arrested a total of 27 people, including a woman ...

Guidance and counselling programmes in schools are becoming more approachable for students, parents and teachers, according to officials from career education and counselling division (CECD) of the education ministry. Since the deployment of full-time counsellors in schools in 2011, teachers and parents today have started to refer their children to ...

Maed demkhong of Phuentsholing thromde now has a tshogpa candidate to contest in the bye-election tomorrow. The 35-year old, Chunku Dawa, a BBA graduate, is the lone candidate. Maed constitutes the core town area in Phuentsholing. Chunku Dawa has seven years of teaching experience in a private school and a ...

The apple export market was not good this season. According to apple growers and exporters in the country, the export season started on a low scale in terms of rate and ended without them benefitting much. Exporters in Phuentsholing said that the quality of grading and apple maintenance had deteriorated ...

With many club players from across the country participating, the winter open football tournament in Phuentsholing, which began since December 9, is expected to have as many spectators. There are 20 teams participating in the tournament. With the tournament rules allowing a team to hire at least two club players, ...

Commuters in Thimphu, especially those boarding city buses from Chang​j​iji​, will now have updated information ​about arrival and departure​ timing. The bus information system, on trial, claims to provide information about its routes and travel time to passengers. It is a good initiative and if the project is successful, it ...

The very heavens watched over our beloved country as His Holiness Chyabje Rinpoche breathed life into the glittering images of our country’s guardian deities who have made remote Dorokha dungkhag’s Gatsheling Lhakhang their home. The serene environs of Dogap village woke up to an extraordinary fervour as holy prayers filled ...

Bad day
- to consecrate
- to appoint to new post
- to hand and take over office
- to enter in a new house
- to start new business
- to roof house
- to marry
- to celebrate
- to shift house

A good day for rituals (laza) for those born in the sheep, snake and rooster years.
Generally a good day (sogza) for those born in the snake and horse years.
A bad day (shedza) for those born in the tiger and rabbit years.